Learn about smoking and tobacco
Find out about smoking and tobacco – what they are, how they can affect you and how to reduce your risk when smoking.
What are the effects?
Discover how smoking and tobacco can affect your health and the health of those around you. Understand the impact on your finances.
Tobacco control
Learn about the laws that control the sale and advertising of tobacco products. Find out about plain packaging and the health warnings that must be used.
How to quit smoking
Quitting can be tough, but getting the right support will help make quitting easier.
New National Tobacco Strategy 2023–2030
The National Tobacco Strategy outlines our national policy framework for government and non-government organisations to work together to improve the health of all Australians by reducing smoking rates.
Did you know?
13.8% of adults
were daily smokers in 2017–18
12.3 cigarettes
are smoked by daily smokers per day (on average)
75.3% of young people
aged 18 to 24 have never smoked
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – National Health Survey: First Results, 2017–18
Latest news
Latest news
Therapeutic Goods Administration Adj. Professor John Skerritt's interview on ABC Radio Sydney on 15 August 2022
Read the transcript of Therapeutic Goods Administration Adj. Professor John Skerritt's interview on ABC Radio Sydney on 15 August 2022.
Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly and Professor Anne Kelso's press conference on 23 June 2022
Read the transcript of Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly and Professor Anne Kelso's press conference on 23 June 2022 about e-cigarettes.
Browse smoking and tobacco for
Pregnant women
Not smoking is the safest option when you're pregnant or breastfeeding.
Children
What are the risks of smoking around your children and what you can do as a parent or carer.
Young people
What are the risks to your health and how to say 'no' to smokes. Learn what you can do as a parent or teacher.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Find out what resources are available to reduce smoking in these communities.
Quitline
137 848
Contact Quitline for help to quit smoking. You can call the hotline on 13 QUIT (13 7848), to talk to a counsellor or request a callback. The Quitline offers an online chat service and has resources for health professionals. Visit their website for more information.
Latest resources
Latest resources
Tackling smoking and vaping, and improving cancer outcomes – Budget 2023–24
This Budget 2023–24 fact sheet outlines measures to reduce smoking and vaping rates through stronger legislation, enforcement, education and support.
National Tobacco Strategy 2023–2030
A strategy to improve the health of all Australians by reducing the prevalence of tobacco use and its associated health, social, environmental and economic costs, and the inequalities it causes.
Improving communication, coordination and collaboration amongst alcohol and other drug treatment funders
This document looks at the improvements to the National Framework for Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drug Treatment. It looks at improving processes for communication, coordination, and collaboration (CCC) between and amongst alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment funders.
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Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Quitting smoking is different for everyone and some people need medicines to help them along the way. Watch this video on Nicotine Replacement Therapy for more information.